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Alka Yagnik
Born March 20, 1966 (1966-03-20) (age 42)
Calcutta, West Bengal
Genre(s) Bollywood and regional filmi playback singing
Occupation(s) Singer
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 1978-present

Alka Yagnik (Hindi: अल्का यागनिक) (born March 20, 1966[1] in Calcutta, West Bengal, India) is an Indian singer. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Bollywood songs (often termed filmi songs) are heard far beyond the borders of India. Filmi (or Filmy used as an adjective is a colloquial term which refers to anything relating to the Bollywood film industry A playback singer is a Singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country She is born into a [[Gujarati] family. Both her parents were well versed in classical music.

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Career

Alka Yagnik is classically trained, and has been one of the leading playback singers in Bollywood since the late 1980's. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Alka began singing bhajans for Calcutta Radio at the age of six. A Bhajan is a type of Hindu Devotional Song, often simple lyrical and expressing love for the Divine. She came to Mumbai and started singing for film like Payal Ki Jhankaar (1979), Laawaris (1981) with the song Mere Angene Mein, and Hamari Bahu Alka (1982). Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial This refers to the 1981 film For the 1999 film see Laawaris (1999 film Lawaaris is a 1981 Bollywood film directed by Prakash Mehra. She got her big break with the song Ek Do Teen from the film Tezaab (1988). Tezaab ( Hindi: तेज़ाब Urdu: تیزاب Translation: "Acid" released on October 11, 1988, The song turned her into a star overnight and went on to become a pop hit. She also received her first Filmfare Best Female Playback Award for the song. The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Although the awards started

Born to Gujaratis who were based in Calcutta, Alka's mother Shubha Yagnik was a singer of Indian classical music. Shubha was determined her daughter succeed as a singer. Alka started singing for Calcutta Radio aged six. Aged ten, Alka's mother brought her to Bombay to try her luck in films as a child singer. She was advised to wait till her voice matured but her mother remained determined and on a subsequent visit Alka got a letter of introduction to Raj Kapoor from his Calcutta distributor. Raj heard the girl and sent her with a letter to noted producer Laxmikant. Impressed, Laxmikant gave her two alternatives - an immediate start as a dubbing artist, or a later break as a full - fledged singer. The Yagniks settled for the latter.

All through the '80's Alka kept singing in films, yet hits eluded her. It was in 1988 that she got her breakthrough with the song that was to become a Bollywood classic Ek Do Teen Char. Additionally, she has sung in many languages other than Hindi, including Punjabi, Bengali, and Marathi. She has also been the judge of various Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge shows, and Star Voice of India, both singing competition shows, in which children or adults of various age groups compete with one another to win the award for best vocals. In addition to this, her song, "Chamma Chamma" from China Gate was featured in the soundtrack of the acclaimed film "Moulin Rouge",in the song "Hindi Sad Diamonds".

Awards

Alka Yagnik has received numerous awards, and nominations in her singing career, apart from the awards listed below. She received the Filmfare award for Best Female Playback for three consecutive years from 1999-2001.

Filmfare Awards

National Film Awards

Zee Cine Awards

Star Screen Awards

International Indian Film Academy

Memorable Playback Singing of Alka Yagnik

References

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Phool Aur Kaante ( Devnagari: फूल और कांटे in English: Flowers and Thorns) is a Hindi movie released in Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Tridev is a 1989 star-studded Indian blockbuster directed by Rajiv Rai. 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